Miriam Wood

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WHEN I attended a workers' meeting in Florida in late 1974, one topic of conversation was the coming General Conference session in Vienna. Naturally we are all deeply interested in the problems of coping in a country not our own. Some will…

THE next color in our do-it-yourself rain bow is BLUE. Here we may have to over come a bit of emotional resistance, since blue has long been associated with a depressed state of mind. This is highly unfortunate, for blue is, in itself, one…

THROUGHOUT my life I have been fascinated by rainbows. Having observed these brilliant arches in the skies of such disparate areas as the desert State of Utah, the exotic island of Bali, the mysterious land of New Guinea, to say nothing of…

Dear Shepherdess: May I share with you some comments from a sheaf of interviews brought back by Elder W. C. Scales, Jr., from an evangelistic crusade he conducted in Guyana late in 1978? As he talked with a number of church members who…

Dear Shepherdess: Miriam Wood continues to bring us a touch of nostalgia for bygone days in this third installment of "Madonna of the Sawdust Trail." Whether or not we personally remember these "beginnings," our anchor must be in the…

Dear Shepherdess: I'm sure you can hardly wait for the second installment of Miriam Wood's "Madonna of the Saw dust Trail." It's with pleasure that I share it with you this month.

A quotation from The Ministry of Healing…

Dear Shepherdess: Miriam Wood has been researching evangelistic experiences of the Seventh-day Adventist Church during the twenties, thirties, and forties in preparation for a book she is writing and hopes to see published soon. Miriam…

One of the most exciting parts of Annual Council for me is the opportunity to meet with other ministerial wives, especially during the specially arranged women's meetings. The recent Annual Council in Maniia was no exception. On Wednesday,…

We are living in a confused world—controversy over the role of women; increasing divorce; more and more children being placed in day-care centers; teen-agers, unhappy with themselves and trying to solve their problems through…

This Christian husband and wife writing team approach the popular subject of stress from the viewpoint of women. The approach is standard they discuss reasons for stress, what it is, how to cope with it, the dilemma of trying to be a wonder-wife…

When I agreed several years ago to conduct a question-and-answer column in the Adventist Review, I expected that I would have a unique window on Adventism via the letters I would receive. I have not been…

Many roles are changing in today's world, and the role of the pastor's wife is no exception. These changes often cause feelings of confusion and frustration. During the 1983 Annual Council, Miriam Wood, teacher, editor, and minister's…